Blinken to meet Central American officials in Costa Rica amid migrant crisis

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Central American officials during a two-day visit to Costa Rica beginning Tuesday to discuss the “root causes” of immigration — a visit that comes as the Biden administration is still grappling with t​he dramatic surge of illegal immigrants arriving in the US. 

​Since President Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee the immigration crisis in March, the vice president has held virtual calls with leaders of some Central American countries — and will travel to Mexico and Guatemala this month — but still hasn’t visited the border. ​ The White House has stressed that Harris’ focus is on the “root causes” of migration but not the border security breakdown caused by the record number of illegal immigrants and unaccompanied migrant children flooding to the US. ​